Table 4.7
Participation in outdoor activities close to home, by household income, 2019
Household income | All households | |||||||
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Under $20,000 (includes income loss) | $20,000 to $39,999 | $40,000 to $59,999 | $60,000 to $79,999 | $80,000 to $99,999 | $100,000 to $149,999 | $150,000 and more | ||
percentage | ||||||||
Participated in outdoor activities close to home | 59 | 61 | 72 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 77 |
Walking | 56 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 72 |
Jogging, running, rollerblading, cross-country running | 10 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 22 |
Hiking | 14 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 26 |
Football, soccer, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, baseball, rugby, lacrosse, ultimate (frisbee), ball/road hockey | 6Note E: Use with caution | 8 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 17 |
Golfing, croquet, lawn darts, lawn bowling, bocci | 4Note E: Use with caution | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 13 |
Boating, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, rowing, dragonboating, seadooing | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 12 |
Swimming, going to the beach, surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 26 |
Bicycling | 16 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 34 |
All-terrain vehicle (ATV) | 2Note E: Use with caution | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Skiing, snowboarding, telemark | 1Note E: Use with caution | 2Note E: Use with caution | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
Snowmobiling | 1Note E: Use with caution | 1Note E: Use with caution | 3Note E: Use with caution | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing | 3Note E: Use with caution | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
Hunting | ||||||||
Fishing | 5Note E: Use with caution | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 |
Camping | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Picnicking, barbecue | 15 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 37 | 29 |
Skating | 4Note E: Use with caution | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 14 |
Ice hockey, broomball, curling | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 2Note E: Use with caution | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
Bird watching, photography | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Exercise, tai chi, aerobics, yoga | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 16 |
Go to the park/playground | 18 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 50 | 36 |
Mountain climbing | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 1Note E: Use with caution | 2Note E: Use with caution | 2Note E: Use with caution | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Tobogganing, sliding | 4Note E: Use with caution | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 11 |
Geocaching | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 1Note E: Use with caution | 1Note E: Use with caution | 2Note E: Use with caution | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Badminton, tennis | 3Note E: Use with caution | 2Note E: Use with caution | 7Note E: Use with caution | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
Other outdoor activities | 2Note E: Use with caution | 2Note E: Use with caution | 3Note E: Use with caution | 3 | 3Note E: Use with caution | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Did not participate in outdoor activities close to home | 41 | 39 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 23 |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note: "Close to home" is defined as being within a 10-minute journey of home. Figures may not add up to 100% as a result of rounding or due to the exclusion of respondents that did not answer the question. Source: Statistics Canada, Tables 38-10-0123-01 and 38-10-0121-01, https://doi.org/10.25318/3810012301-eng and https://doi.org/10.25318/3810012101-eng (accessed October 21, 2021). |
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